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Daylily Charles Johnston in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Hemerocallis 'Charles Johnston'

 

Daylily 'Charles Johnston'

Ruffly cherry red petals with yellow center New:Clump-forming perennial plant with spikes of flowers each of which lasts no more than 24 hours (hence the common name). The flowers consist of 3 petals & sepals, with a midrib of the same, or a contrasting colour. Colours are most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks.'Charles Johnston' is an early midseason day lily that bears large cherry red, lightly ruffled blooms with a yellow centre

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plant Features
  • Daylily Charles Johnston likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Daylily Charles Johnston likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Daylily Charles Johnston is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Daylily Charles Johnston likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Daylily 'Charles Johnston'

Latin name

Hemerocallis 'Charles Johnston'

type

Perennial

family

Asphodelaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Daylily Charles Johnston likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Daylily Charles Johnston is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Daylily Charles Johnston likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    Daylily Charles Johnston likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Daylily Charles Johnston is 0.60meters x 0.60meters 0.60 M 0.60 M

Hemerocallis 'Charles Johnston'

Ruffly cherry red petals with yellow center New:Clump-forming perennial plant with spikes of flowers each of which lasts no more than 24 hours (hence the common name). The flowers consist of 3 petals & sepals, with a midrib of the same, or a contrasting colour. Colours are most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks.'Charles Johnston' is an early midseason day lily that bears large cherry red, lightly ruffled blooms with a yellow centre


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Flower colours can be anything other than white or blue, but most commonly reds, oranges, yellows or pinks. Flowers open daily, each lasting 24 hours.

 

Planting out (container grown plants)

From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn

Plant out container grown plants in Spring or mid Autumn

 

Propagating

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Clumps can be divided, plants can be grown from seed (colours will not necessarily come true with this method of propagating), or the little side-shoots can be taken off and planted in pots.

 
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